PDD is a promising endoscopic technique for upper UTUC.
 PDD is a valid technique that improves the diagnostic accuracy of UTUC compared with standard white-light ureterorenoscopy at the per-lesion level.  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/pmsf-phenylmethylsulfonyl-fluoride.html  PDD is a promising endoscopic technique for upper UTUC.New treatment options of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are rapidly emerging. Pre-clinical models such as ex vivo cultures are extensively used towards the development of novel drugs and to study synergistic drug combinations, as well as to discover biomarkers for both drug response and anti-cancer drug resistance. Although these approaches empower efficient investigation of multiple drugs in a multitude of primary AML samples, their translational value and reproducibility are hampered by the lack of standardized methodologies and by culture system-specific behavior of AML cells and chemotherapeutic drugs. Moreover, distinct research questions require specific methods which rely on specific technical knowledge and skills. To address these aspects, we herein review commonly used culture techniques in light of diverse research questions. In addition, culture-dependent effects on drug resistance towards commonly used drugs in the treatment of AML are summarized including several pitfalls that may arise because of culture technique artifacts. The primary aim of the current review is to provide practical guidelines for ex vivo primary AML culture experimental design.
  To evaluate the results of surgery for congenital craniovertebral junction (CVJ) anomalies with atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD)/basilar invagination (BI) and compare the results of transoral odontoidectomy and posterior fusion (TOO+PF) with only posterior fusion (PF) in patients with irreducible AAD/BI.
 
  All 94 patients with congenital CVJ anomalies with AAD/BI operated on during the 3-year study period (June 2013-May 2016) were included. Of these patients, 55 had irreducible AAD/BI and the remaining 39 had reducible AAD/BI. TOO+PF was restricted to patients (34/94; 36.2%) with irreducible AAD/BI when reduction and realignment by intraoperative C1-C2 facet joint manipulation were considered technically difficult and risky. The remaining patients with irreducible AAD/BI and all the patients with reducible AAD/BI (60/94; 63.8%) were managed with only posterior fusion. Poor preoperative Nurick grade, preoperative dyspnea/lower cranial nerve deficits, and syringomyelia were associated with significantly higher ion for irreducible AAD/BI when only PF techniques are technically difficult/risky.
  The treatment of unilateral CFD in patients without neurologic deficits remains controversial, especially in the choice of the best surgical approach. Our objective is to determine the way spine surgeons from Latin America manage this condition.
 
  A survey regarding management and surgical strategies was conducted by the AO Spine Latin American Trauma Study Group considering the treatment of unilateral CFD.
 
  All AO Spine Latin American Trauma Study Group members were sent a link to the survey, among whom 285 replied, with 197 respondents answering all the questions. Nonsurgical management was considered by 25% of the surgeons. The majority stated that magnetic resonance imaging is necessary (65%) to treat this type of patient. A posterior approach was preferred by 44%, an anterior approach by 29%, and a combined approach by 25%, while 2.2% did not answer. Traction was not used by the majority of respondents (62%). In the setting of an anterior disk herniation, the majority of surgeons preferred to employ an anterior (45%) or combined (44%) approach versus an isolated posterior approach (only 0.5%). Comparing early versus late cervical trauma, fewer surgeons adopted an isolated anterior approach with the latter (29% vs. 15%).
 
  Wide variations exist in the management of unilateral CFD by Latin American surgeons, with early injuries generally treated using either an anterior or posterior approach and treated early but after an MRI, while a combined approach is used more commonly with late injuries. Either an anterior or combined approach is used when disk herniation is present.
 Wide variations exist in the management of unilateral CFD by Latin American surgeons, with early injuries generally treated using either an anterior or posterior approach and treated early but after an MRI, while a combined approach is used more commonly with late injuries. Either an anterior or combined approach is used when disk herniation is present.
  Previous studies have shown decreased pain scores with ziconotide as a first-line agent for intrathecal drug therapy (IDT). Subset analysis suggests that patients with neuropathic pain have greater improvement. We prospectively examine the role of first-line ziconotide IDT on the tridimensional pain experience in ziconotide IDT-naive patients with neuropathic pain.
 
  We included patients who underwent a successful ziconotide trial and were scheduled for standard-of-care IDT pump placement. Scores were collected at baseline and latest follow-up for the following measures Short-Form 36 (SF-36), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Beck Depression Inventory, and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS). Numeric rating scale (NRS) scores were also collected at each follow-up visit to monitor patients' pain levels and to guide ziconotide dose titration. Responders were identified as patients who had a previously established minimum clinically important difference of a ≥1.2-point reduction in NRS current scores.
 
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  Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a well-recognized complication following surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD); however, definitions for PJK and its clinical implications can significantly vary by study. This study compares multiple definitions of PJK and describes incidence and clinical significance by definition.
 
  From 2014 to 2019, patients with ASD who underwent spinal fusion were identified. Nine definitions of PJK were created based on previously established definitions using the following upper instrumented vertebra+2 (UIV+2) sagittal Cobb measurements A= ≥10 postoperative AND preoperative, B= ≥10 postoperative, C=≥10 preoperative, D= ≥15 postoperative AND preoperative, E= ≥15 postoperative, F= ≥15 preoperative, G= ≥20 postoperative AND preoperative, H= ≥20 postoperative, I= >20 preoperative. Incidence of PJK was calculated by definition. Area under the curve (AUC) was calculated based on a receiver operating characteristic to assess ability to predict proximal junctional failure (PJF). Univariate analysis was performed to assess association with postoperative Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores.